隼科zhǔn kē

ハヤブサ科hayabusa ka

วงศ์เหยี่ยวปีกแหลม

General

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Whether in popular or ornithological usage, Thai naming makes no distinction between the Falconidae, Accipitridae, and Pandionidae. The collective general name for all of the various kinds of falcons, hawks, eagles, kites, and other actively predatory diurnal raptors is เหยี่ยวyìaw, here glossed 'hawk'. It is an old regional name related to Chinese 鷂 (Mandarin yào, Cantonese jiu6'sparrowhawk'), Vietnamese diều'hawk', and names in other Tai languages (Zhuang yiuhyiu'sparrowhawk', Lao ຍ່ຽວ-nyīau-'[sparrow]-hawk', etc.).

Many of these birds have been used in falconry and, as with other tamed birds, names with เหยี่ยวyìaw do not require the addition of นกnók'bird'. Another non-ornithological name for this group is the Indic name นขทารณ์ ná-kʰá-tʰaan'hawk'.

เหยี่ยวปีกแหลม yìaw pìik-lăeem'sharp-winged hawk' is an ornithological name created to distinguish the Falconidae from other raptors but is not used in any species names.

เหยี่ยวแมลงปอ yìaw ma-laeeng-poaa'dragonfly-hawk' is a general name for Microhierax falconets.